Combined cane and stool



Patented Oct; 11, 1892.

III

(No Model.)

R. T. MORE. COMBINED CANE AND STOOL.

. companying drawings,

UNITED STATES RICHARD T. MORE,

PATENT OFFICE.

OF DAYTON, OHIO.

COMBINED CANE AND STOOL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 484,334, dated October11, 1892.

Application filed June 10, 1892- Serial No. 436,231. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RICHARD T. MORE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvementsin a Combined Stool andCane, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description,reference being had to the acforming part of this specification.

My invention relates to that class of stools which when foldedconstitute canes and can readily be carried in the hand from place toplace; and it has for its object the improved construction of the same,whereby their strength, simplicity, and compactness are increased. i

The novelty of my invention will be hereinafter set forth, andspecifically pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of my improvedstool folded to constitute a cane. Fig. 2 is an elevation of the sameopened out to constitute a stool. Fig. 3 is a sectional detail,enlarged, of the hinged sockets.

The same letters of reference are used to indicate identical parts inall the figures.

A is a short metal tube having hinged in each end, as at a, three ormore metal sockets B, whose inner lower ends, as at b, Fig. 3, abut andbear against each other when opened out, as in Figs. 2 and 3. In thelower sockets are inserted and fastened in any suitable manner woodenlegs O,-whos e inner sides are beveled, so as to fit snugly togetherwhen closed, as in Fig. 1, and whose outer sides are rounded. In a likemanner the upper sockets are provided with similar arms D, to the top ofwhich is secured in any suitable manner a flexible seat E of anysuitable construction'in this instance a netting. Upon the upper ends ofthe arms D are secured exteriorly-threaded ferrules 0.

F is a hollow metal ball with an interiorlythreaded neck (1, the balland neck being of such size that when the arms D are brought together orclosed the seat E can be inserted in the ball, and the neck will screwdown upon the ferrules c, as seen in Fig. 1. The lower ends of the legsCare likewise provided with exteriorlythreaded ferrules e, over which,when closed, as in Fig. 1, is screwed a cap or ring G. In this shape alight portable cane is providedwhich can be instantly converted into astool by removing the cap or ring G and ball F and opening the legs andarms, as seen in Fig. 2. By causing the sockets B to bear against eachother when opened much of the strain is taken off of the hinging-pivots,and I am thus enabled to make the parts lighter and smaller, as will bereadily understood.

If desired, the arms and legs might be of metal and integral with thesockets B.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim 1. In a combined stooland cane, the combination, with a central bearing, of arms carrying aflexible seat and legs hinged in said bearing and having their endsshaped to bear against each other in said bearing when opened,substantially as described.

2. The herein described stool and cane, composed of the central tube A,the sockets B, hinged therein and shaped to bear against each other whenopened, the wooden legs (3, inserted in the lower sockets, the woodenarms D, inserted in the upper sockets, the ferrules upon the ends of thearms and legs, the seat E, secured to the arms D, the hollow ball F, andcap or ring G, substantially asdescribed.

RICHARD T. MORE.

Witnesses:

HARVEY CONOVER, J r., JNo. R. MORE.

